Hope Hodge Seck

Hope Hodge Seck is an award-winning investigative and enterprise reporter who has been covering military issues since 2009. She is managing editor for Military.com.

Hope’s previous assignments have included a war zone embed in Afghanistan with Marines and multiple reporting trips aboard amphibious ships and aircraft carriers. Her awards include multiple North Carolina Press Association Honors, the 2015 and 2017 Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Heinl awards for feature writing, the Military Reporters and Editors Association 2015 award for domestic military coverage, and the 2016 American Legion 4th Estate Award for print reporting. She is also a member of the board of directors at the Military Reporters and Editors Association.

A graduate of The King's College in New York City, her work has also appeared in Marine Corps Times, Newsweek, USA Today, The New York Sun, and World Magazine.

Email: hope.seck@military.com

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The Military's Coronavirus Cases: The Latest Rundown

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43 House Democrats Join Call for More Restrictions on Transfer of Military Gear to Police

The military-to-law enforcement transfer program was established by Congress in the 1997 version of the NDAA.

FILE - In this March 19, 2013 file photo, the globe and anchor stand at the entrance to Camp Lejeune, N.C. (AP Photo/Allen Breed, File)

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Lance Cpl. Shawn M. Miller was last seen around 6 p.m. Thursday in Jacksonville, the town outside Lejeune.

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RBG's Trainer, Army Vet Bryant Johnson, Does Push-Ups in Front of Her Casket

The tribute was perfect for a powerful woman known for being as strong as she was tiny.

An F-35B Lightning II JoiFirst USMC F-35 to land onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth.

In First, Marine Corps F-35 Fighters Deploy Aboard British Aircraft Carrier

Ten F-35B Joint Strike Fighters embarked the carrier Queen Elizabeth from Portsmouth, England.

Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden

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Two United States Navy F/A-18F Super Hornets.

2 Navy Super Hornets Catch Fire, Make Emergency Landings Within Weeks at Oceana

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Four soldiers and Sergeant Major of the Army Dan Dailey display the "pinks and greens" uniform prototypes on Capitol Hill, February 1, 2018. (U.S. Army)

$2 Million in Funds Earmarked for COVID-19 Went to Buy Army Greens Uniforms

A Washington Post report illustrates how the military spent $1 billion designated for stocks of masks and other supplies.

Gen. James C. McConville, and Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle wearing masks.

Army Adds Face Mask, Better Hot Weather Gear to Soldiers' Clothing Bags

The latest meeting of the Army Uniform Board resulted in a number of recommendations for clothing bag additions.

Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, in an undated photo.

Bill Would Clear the Way for Army Legend Alwyn Cashe to Receive Medal of Honor

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill that would clear away the remaining legal hurdles.

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Why the Military Helps Hollywood Make Movies

Ever wondered how big blockbuster movie productions are able to feature real tanks and fighter aircraft -- or, in the case of...

Then Director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) for the Office of the Secretary of Defense John H. James, Jr.

Former Missile Defense Agency Chief Harassed Female Employee for 7 Years, IG Finds

The DoD IG report into allegations of James' sexual harassment and misconduct was completed July 13.

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Staff Sergeant Ronald J. Ouellette, 23, of Merrimack, New Hampshire, died Sept. 14 in a single-vehicle ATV crash.

A gavel lays on the Uniform Code of Military Justice inside the 28th Bomb Wing courtroom at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 17, 2018. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Nicolas Z. Erwin)

Court Throws Out Navy Officer's Strangulation Conviction Over Guilty Plea Concerns

Doyle was sentenced April 2, 2019, to confinement for nine months, a reprimand and dismissal from the Navy.

Staff Sgt. Monte Gould, 59, recently graduated from the Army's Basic Combat Training Course.

This 59-Year-Old Army BCT Grad Is About to Be the New Guy in His Son’s Unit

A veteran of the Marine Corps and Army National Guard, he went through boot camp more than four decades ago.

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